wonted

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How is the word wonted distinct from other similar adjectives?

Some common synonyms of wonted are accustomed, customary, habitual, and usual. While all these words mean "familiar through frequent or regular repetition," wonted stresses habituation but usually applies to what is favored, sought, or purposefully cultivated.

his wonted determination

How is accustomed related to other words for wonted?

Accustomed is less emphatic than wonted or habitual in suggesting fixed habit or invariable custom.

accepted the compliment with her accustomed modesty

In what contexts can customary take the place of wonted?

The meanings of customary and wonted largely overlap; however, customary applies to what accords with the practices, conventions, or usages of an individual or community.

the customary waiting period before the application is approved

Where would habitual be a reasonable alternative to wonted?

While in some cases nearly identical to wonted, habitual suggests a practice settled or established by much repetition.

a habitual morning routine

When could usual be used to replace wonted?

Although the words usual and wonted have much in common, usual stresses the absence of strangeness or unexpectedness.

my usual order for lunch

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wonted His wonted improvisations and other departures from the script did not suggest his usual ease. Matthew Walther, TheWeek, 13 Mar. 2020 Egypt chose a different path, preferring to return to the wonted pain of dysfunctional autocracy and avoid civil war (although civil war seems even still to be creeping up on the Egyptians out of Sinai and Libya). Kenneth M. Pollack, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonted
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  • No doubt this has had an impact on his play in the second major of the season, where his driving has been far from his usual quality.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
Adjective
  • Trump removed his shoes during his visit, as is customary in mosques, and was escorted by Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi.
    Aya Batrawy, NPR, 15 May 2025
  • The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.
    Ryan Browne, CNBC, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • Things get better and worse and better, happier and sadder and so on, as the couple travels through eight episodes of mostly ordinary drama — jealousy and insecurity, mopiness and mooniness, desolation and elation, miscommunication and reconciliation — on the way to maturity.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
  • Tossing in a load of wash at home sounds ordinary and harmless.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
Adjective
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    Dorothy Fortenberry, The Atlantic, 12 May 2025
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Adjective
  • To her credit, Sepideh is aware enough to own the surreal gulf between what to her is a normal life and what has become Fatma’s normal life.
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
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    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Adjective
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    Ofer Klein, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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    Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
Adjective
  • Social Security payments are set to go out May 14 – a few days later than is typical.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • Luncheons, dinners and receptions are typical avenues for bringing people together, offering an opportunity for brief presentations about the organization’s future.
    Victoria Burkhart, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Still, diving is so integral to Jeju’s population that the shortening of words characteristic of the Jeju language is attributed to the need for divers to communicate quickly, according to the new study.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
  • This is characteristic of the species, researchers said.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 5 May 2025

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“Wonted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonted. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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